Past Projects & Grants

CalFresh Healthy Living (CFHL)

CSS began implementing the CFHL program in Mono County in 2013, Alpine County in 2015,
and Inyo County in 2018. The CFHL program sunsetted in April 2026.

CFHL, formerly known as SNAP-Ed, supported healthy, active and nourished lifestyles by
teaching Californians about good nutrition and how to stretch their food dollars, while also
building partnerships in communities to make the healthy choice, the easy choice.

In the time CSS implemented CFHL, the program provided school wellness policy guidance,
CATCH ® PE training and equipment funding, playground stencils, school garden funding, Smarter Lunchroom Movement support, ParkRx facilitation, nutrition and cooking classes, community newsletter and recipe distribution, food waste recovery and redistribution networking, and food distribution support.

Health Navigator Project, DHCS

CSS began receiving funds from DHCS in October 2020 to help enroll residents in Medi-Cal. Staff began distributing information and assisting signing up for Medi-Cal health insurance around Mono County.

Food Security Outreach Program

From October 2025 to February 2026, CSS began implementing the Mono County Food Security Outreach Program to help strengthen families and reduce food insecurity throughout the county.

Providing food vouchers, operating a mobile emergency food donation truck that delivers food directly to communities, connects residents with other local food banks, and promotes access to healthy foods through nutrition education and community partnerships.

Working closely with partners such as the Northern Nevada Food Bank, Salvation Army, IMACA, senior centers, and faith-based organizations.

We connect families to additional resources like CalFresh, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, Behavioral Health services, WIC, and other local supportive services.

County Medical Services Program (CMSP)

Wellness & Prevention Pilot Project

CSS began implementing the CMSP Wellness & Prevention Pilot Project in Mono and Alpine Counties in 2017.

In Mono County, program services include educating and referring vulnerable and/or low-income uninsured residents to necessary health and wellness resources; assistance with applications for public assistance, especially low-cost or no cost CMSP or Medi-Cal health insurance; and access to services for indigent residents by providing vouchers for local public transportation. CSS staff reach out to residents and families at Mono County emergency food distributions, WIC locations, public health clinics, behavioral health clinics, the county jail, schools, and other community events/locations.

In Alpine County, the focus of the CMSP Wellness & Prevention Pilot Project is improving the health and wellness of uninsured, vulnerable residents, many of whom are American Indian. CSS staff members provide diabetes education classes twice per month; host a monthly Diabetes Support Group and healthy cooking class; participate in a bi-monthly Walking Club; create and distribute a monthly newsletter with information about diabetes, local public assistance programs, health insurance options, and other resources; host informational booths at community events; and provide assistance with health insurance enrollment and referrals to other wellness resources.

Other

CSS has implemented and/or facilitated many other successful programs and/or projects over the course of its eighteen year history, including establishing IHSS Registries in three different California counties; the writing of annual Child Welfare County System Improvement Plans (SIP) for two counties; the writing of overall County Self Assessments for two counties; the complete restructuring of a county Child Welfare Department; the writing of a county-wide evacuation plan; enrollment of vulnerable residents in Medi-Cal health insurance through a grant by CMSP; and the creation of an onsite school beauty salon for at-risk high school students, as well as the writing of a grant to allow access to professional therapy for those same at-risk students.

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